My Wife Turns Out to be an Empress of the Dynasty

Chapter 145 The Demon's Residence; Imperial Edict of the Empress

Inside the palace, beneath the steps of the glazed Hall.

Ao Hanyi, dressed in a gorgeous blue dress with a graceful figure, bowed respectfully towards the elderly man on the throne.

"Grandfather, according to the information provided by the Great Jing's top expert, the Consecrator of Tianji Pavilion... During this time, you should have heard of this formidable individual."

The old man squinted his eyes, suppressing the excitement within him. "I have indeed heard of that expert... However, even if this information is false, it's better than having no information at all!"

"Exactly!"

Ao Hanyi responded with a smile.

"There's no time to lose, Hanyi!" The old man stood up from the throne, his eyes emitting a gleam. "We are setting out now to the Demon Realm!"

"Eh? Grandfather, are you going too?"

Ao Hanyi was momentarily surprised.

The old man said, "We'll pass through the Great Jing's capital on the way. Grandfather will also pay a visit to this peerless expert... Exploring the Immortal Extinction Cliff in the Demon Realm is not an easy task; we must be extremely cautious!"

"Yes!"

A moment later, the roar of dragons echoed as the overwhelming tide of the sea surged. Massive shadows appeared in the sky, heading towards the west!

...

The next day, in the Great Jing's capital.

In a Residence not too close to the imperial city.

The backyard was covered by a faint blood-red barrier.

Below, more than a dozen frightened and uneasy girls were tied up and thrown into a corner, their clothes torn, and bloodstains mottling them. In the main house at this moment, there came heart-wrenching cries!

These were the girls who had been abducted by the rapists in recent days. Some had attempted to escape several times, but each attempt resulted in immediate death.

After days of hellish torment, their hopes were shattered.

From the conversations between the owner of this Residence and the servants, they learned that this person was formidable. So powerful that in this capital, besides the female Emperor, he didn't care about anyone else!

Suddenly, the door of the house opened with a bang, causing the group of girls to shrink back into the corner in fear.

The scene inside was revealed.

A young girl with vacant eyes, and the owner of the Residence... an old man with white hair on his head and beard, licking his lips as he walked out of the room.

He looked at the frightened girls as if he couldn't find the person he was looking for.

Immediately, displeasure appeared in his eyes.

"Come here!"

"Elder Sun, I'm here."

A servant appeared. They had a strange accent in their private communication, definitely not the official language of the Great Jing.

However, some girls recognized this old demon. They said he resembled an official in the court...

"Last night, when Yingyi and the others went out, why haven't they returned yet? Attacking the undefended Princess Mingle's Residence shouldn't take this long," the old demon sternly asked.

"R-Reporting, Elder, I don't know, but indeed, they haven't returned for a whole night!"

"Then go find out!"

The old demon roared, "Before, we couldn't catch a girl from Dongzhi Street, and now we can't even catch Princess Mingle without guards! Do you know, with just one more girl, I can break through to become an immortal? If the last girl is Princess Mingle and she carries a bit of the Great Jing's dragon aura, then in the future, this Elder's achievements won't be below those four Imperial Emperors!!"

The old demon slapped the servant away. The aura of his attack clearly indicated he was at the peak of Imperial Rank.

If someone familiar with him in the capital saw this scene, they would undoubtedly be shocked...

This Assistant Minister Sun usually looked like a half-buried old man, but he had concealed such cultivation!

"Yes..." The servant dared not resist, enduring the pain and crawling up before leaving to inquire outside.

At this moment, the old demon's gaze turned towards those unfortunate girls again. He revealed a greedy smile.

"Don't be afraid, my little ones. After I capture Princess Mingle tonight, I'll take you all to the desolate north. There, you will experience true ecstasy!"

The girls looked terrified, shaking their heads desperately.

The old demon walked over slowly, intending to pick one out for some cultivation practice. However, the person who had left earlier quickly returned and walked up to the old demon with an unpleasant expression, whispering something in his ear.

The old demon's aura suddenly became volatile.

"A bunch of useless people!!"

"You can't even capture Princess Mingle. What use do I have for you?" he bellowed.

"If we had caught her last night, today we could have returned to the Immortal Palace according to the plan! Why bother lingering in this Great Jing's capital and being some Assistant Minister?"

The servant quickly retreated and knelt on the ground. "Elder is right. We also want to return to the Immortal Palace... but it seems there was an accident in Princess Mingle's Residence. Should we continue our actions?"

The old demon gasped for breath but waved his hand. "It's already exposed. Going again would be throwing ourselves to death."

After pondering for a moment, he took out a list from his bosom, and his gaze slowly fell on a particular name in the middle.

"This Lin Tan'er from Dongzhi Street seems to be not simple, right? Killing two outer apprentice from our Immortal Palace at such a young age, she must have some secrets... Let's choose her as the last one!"

The servant nodded, "Then, Elder, I will go and handle it..."

The old demon suddenly interrupted, chuckling sinisterly, "No need. Since she's the last one, you stay here and guard. This Elder... will go personally tonight!"

"Yes!"

...

Around noon, at the Gu Residence!

Gu Lan was engrossed in reading various books, continuously extracting cultivation insights and techniques from them.

[You have read the Four Books and Five Classics concluding chapters, gaining +100 years of cultivation.]

[You authored a piece titled Strange Stories, gaining +20 years of cultivation and acquiring the Imperial-rank spell - Soul Search.]

[...]

Master Gu didn't originally want to read the "Four Books and Five Classics," but since these things were related to the main quest, the cultivation gained was several times more than other idle books.

"Imperial-rank Soul Search Technique... Huh! If I had obtained this last night, maybe I could have directly exposed the lair of those rapists!" Gu Lan muttered, feeling quite regretful.

Although this technique wasn't at the Immortal rank, its functionality was extremely powerful. It didn't require the memory fragments left after a demonic being's death; it could directly read the memories of living people!

Gu Lan didn't want to face such regrets in the future, so he decided to fully comprehend the true meaning of this technique immediately.

At the same time!

Outside the Residence gate, two rows of palace maids and eunuchs hurriedly arrived, with Sima Qin leading them, holding an imperial decree!

Sima Qin passed by Liu Yexi, who was waiting at the entrance, and the two spoke in low voices, exchanging brief words.

"Is everything prepared as instructed by Her Majesty?"

"Rest assured, Lord Liu. Everything is in this imperial decree."

"Good! You go in by yourself to prevent these palace people from making a fuss when they see the Emperor."

"Understood..."

Sima Qin then walked into the courtyard alone.

He unfolded the golden imperial decree and, as Old Yang hastily came out of the gate, it startled him when he saw the imperial decree.

"The Emperor has issued a decree. Please have Master Gu listen to it!"

With a resounding voice, Old Yang immediately knelt down. When the imperial decree arrived, it was the Great Chancellor himself who read it... In Old Yang's view, this was a matter of great importance!

In the study.

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The female Emperor wants to see me?

Damn! We didn't meet yesterday. How can there be something today? Gu Lan frowned upon hearing this, muttering trouble under his breath.

However.

He still got up eventually and walked out slowly.

Sima Qin had a keen eye. As soon as he saw the figure in the green robe, he began reading the decree without waiting for Gu Lan to approach!

After all, in the night, the female Emperor had to kneel for him. How could Sima Qin, a courtier, dare to make him kneel?

"The Emperor has issued a decree: Yesterday, after witnessing the aftermath, I found Master Gu's chess skills to be extraordinary. Therefore, today I invite Master Gu to the palace. I wish to witness it myself... Master Gu, accept the decree!"

Gu Lan: "..."